Stretching the dollar.

Anyone that's from a country who's exchange rate is relatively lower than many other countries will always complain and muck around about their national currency's depreciating value.

Damn the high demand for the Aussie Dollar on the FOREX or Malaysia's dwindling Ringgit? Which one is it? Whatever it is, if you're not earning the former, you'll be hating it.

So yea, I'm feeling the pinch, more like the SLAP of the strengthening AUD. Mainly because I've been spending way off budget lately. It's not that I've been being an irresponsible bloke with my finances. Things have been pretty tight lately.

My printer which I bought from someone for $25 broke down right after I've bought 2 new ink cartridges. And now, I have to service the printer with an initial deposit of $48 with $24 extra for every subsequent half an hour. I'm really REALLY hoping that my printer doesn't take more than half an hour for the technician to fix. If not, I will hate myself so bad for not buying a new printer which costs $69 instead!

My electricity bill for the past 3 months came to a whopping $400 something, that means I have to pay half of that (blame the cold winter and the extra heating required). The normal bill was about $200 something for 3 months.

And on top of that, I( I mean my parents) just payed half of my 2nd semester tuition fees which amounts to $2000 something. Another $2000 something is to be paid in August.

It's times like these when you either wish you came from somewhere with a higher currency exchange rate or you should have just stayed back home and did your studies there instead. BUT, I have faith that God will pull me through this tough time.

But then again, it's also times like these that make me REALLY REALLY value each dollar and cent. NOte the word 'value', and not 'craze over'. I'm still living off my parents' money which they send over each month. And for now, there's nothing I can do about it. *NOTE TO SELF: GET OFF YOUR ARSE AND FIND A JOB!*

There's always the alternative of robbing the bank nearby. But for now, I'll settle for being more thrifty in my spending and truly living out the old and wise adage 'little bit little bit, slowly become bukit'.